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Bruchus chinensis is also described and figured in “ South Indian 
Insects ” [ pp. 306-307, fig. 155]. At Coimbatore it was found breeding 
on tur pods in the field, All these Bruchids, and their habits, badly 
want working out in India. Care should be taken to sow only un- 
infested seed and to avoid as far as possible having alternative food- 
plants growing near in space or time so as not to have any beetles 
emerging in the tur fields as far as possible ; otherwise I do not see that 
much can be done on a field-scale, on the basis of our present know- 
ledge. 
Bruchus theobromae is also found in the fields at Coimbatore. Mr. Ramachandra 
Rao. 
We have never found it at Pusa. Mr. Ghosh. 
In Burma, at Maymyo and Taungyi, there is an Apion whose grubs Mr. Shroff. 
bore into the tur pods and feed on the seeds inside. 
Any moreinsects eating the pods? Then we will go on to the sucking Mr, Fletcher. 
insects found on tur. On my list I have :— 
Clavigralla gibbosa. 
Clavigralla horrens. 
Riptortus spp. 
Cyclopelta siccifolia. 
Anoplocnemis phasiana. 
Graptostethus servus. 
Coptosoma spp. 
Aphis cardui. 
Membracids. 
Clavigralla gibbosa and C. horrens—the species are not easy to dis- 
tinguish and have been considerably mixed up in economic records— 
are minor pests in most districts, especially bad around Poona. Shaking 
the plants over vessels of oi] and water or over oily cloths seems the most 
practical remedy. Both species are described and figured in “ South 
Indian Insects ”’ | pp. 478-479, figs. 361-362 |. 
Various species of Riptortus (R. pedestris, R. linearis and R. fuscus) 
occur on tur, as well as on various other grams, and suck the pods. R. 
pedesiris is described and figured in ‘‘ South Indian Insects ”’ [ pp. 480-481, 
fig. 364| and the others are all very similar. Collection by hand-nets 
seems the best control-measure. They often breed on wild plants, 
however, so that clean cultivation is also indicated. 
Cyclopelta siccifolia is not very common on tur as a rule but some- 
times occurs in numbers, when it may be collected by hand. It is 
described and figured in “‘ South Indian Insects ”’ (p. 476, f. 357). 
Anoplocnemis phasiana occurs in small numbers as a rule and is 
scarcely a pest. It is described and figured in ‘‘ South Indian Insects” 
